07/16/2026
Azalea and appointment update-
Ever since July 5, Azalea and I have both basically been fighting for our lives. She got gangrenous mastitis, which basically in layman’s terms she was over producing milk and got a clogged duct that the puppies weren’t able to unclog. Because of this she got a bacterial infection and she was turning septic. We have been in and out of the emergency vet multiple times for her infection, and to get help with her LARGE open wound. I came home from work one day and found a rather alarming chunk (yes that big) of flesh on the floor in my house, and a hole inside of Azalea at least 3 inches long as well as wide. After rushing her again to the vet he said it looked great and was the infected tissue falling out 😳
She also can no longer feed her puppies so between her round the clock care, bandage changes, and making sure she takes her meds I am also hand rearing all 9 puppies. I make them all their meals, and since they’re now on puppy food instead of mom’s milk they are pooping A LOT so I spend hours a day cleaning after them.
You guys know what Azalea means to me and how for the last 6 years she has been the light in my darkness. She is the joy that keeps me going, and the ray of sunshine I need when I feel hopeless. She was there for me through a divorce, my first baby, chemo, radiation, moving across the country, changing careers, and every milestone in between. If not for Doctor Shaw at Choice Vet in Punta Gorda I am confident that I wouldn’t have her by my side today.
That brings me to appointments, I am going to be limited until she is healed in about 3-4 weeks which is also the time puppies will be leaving. I can accommodate one stop a day with 2 dogs maximum until she is healed. Remember to please text me for appointments and thank you so much for understanding when I needed to cancel last minute because everything happened so quickly and changed from bad to emergency overnight.
Xoxo
Cece and Azalea
P.s. tell your dog I said hi 👋
